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Demand forecasting and inventory optimization solution

We’re considering implementing a demand planning and inventory optimization solution. We started looking into it after a sales call from LeanDNA. I know that Smart Software is an Epicor partner with a similar solution. Does anyone have experience with either or these or other solutions and have any feedback you can share? 

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Kinetic Mobile Warehouse and Bartender Implementation

We are planning to implement Kinetic Mobile Warehouse and Bartender in Q3. We currently do not use handhelds at all. Is anyone willing to share their experiences related to the following: Devices - recommendations for devices, tablets, or printers Implementation timeline Any potential issues or challenges we should watch out for Was customization necessary? Thanks in advance for any feedback

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Make vs. Buy - Changes per situation for the same part

We fabricate some parts in house and others we buy. We have standard rules for which parts fall in either category; however, depending on lead time, workload, or other factors, we may decide to buy something we traditional make ourselves or vice versa. Our planning team makes this decision.The issue we’re having is that a part can only be set up 1 way, so it always defaults to one or the other and then the part master has to be updated to get either the PO or job to produce as desired for the specific situation. This isn’t working well for us. Because we do buy a lot of fabricated parts, they don’t stand out as an issue to our purchasing team and so once we make a decision one time to buy something we would normally fab, it tends to stay a purchased part. Does anyone have suggestions on how this could be handled better? 

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